Donald Trump administration sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles amid clashes over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids
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Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?
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1-1 political conversations to help mend the political divide
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Estonia will lease space at Tartu Prison to Sweden and accept up to 600 inmates under a new agreement – sparks fears of imported organised crime
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The startling rise of disability in America (2013)
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Crypto's new bailout fund: your savings account
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Elon Musk calls for US President Donald Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalates
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Donald Trump restricts Harvard's international students from entering US
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Denmark has come under international attention for its tough approach to immigration. And its Social Democrat prime minister is leading the charge.
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Vietnam scraps two-child policy as it tackles falling birthrate
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Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
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Lee Jae-myung set to be elected as South Korean president
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Denmark quits the Frugal Four EU budget coalition – PM Mette Frederiksen calls for defence spending to be the "number one" priority
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The right-wing Dutch cabinet has fallen
I do not have an English source yet, but there are two Dutch liveblogs: https://nos.nl/liveblog/2569753-pvv-stapt-uit-de-coalitie-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-reageren-vol-onbegrip...
I do not have an English source yet, but there are two Dutch liveblogs:
https://nos.nl/liveblog/2569753-pvv-stapt-uit-de-coalitie-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-reageren-vol-onbegrip
It's happened after the far-right PVV wanted to have more measures against migration, which were (in my opinion) unrealistic and inhumane.
This'll most likely mean Dutch snap elections soon.
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Complete ban on international adoptions to Sweden has been proposed by a government-appointed commission which found widespread abuses and fraud
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Multiple people burned in apparent antisemitic attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall
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Russian war goals and Ukraine peace talks - the strategic balance, talks and a new offensive?
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Bilingual, educated, qualified—and still not welcome in Quebec. As the province seeks to expand on its controversial Bill 21, critics warn of deepening discrimination.
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‘They're the backbone’: Donald Trump’s targeting of legal immigrants threatens health sector of US economy
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US climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Donald Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ way - livestreaming about the value of their work
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Donald Trump taps Palantir to create master database on every American
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US Supreme Court allows Donald Trump to revoke legal status for 530K migrants for now
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US Federal court strikes down Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs
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Donald Trump is killing American innovation, and China will reap the benefits
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The Donald Trump administration wants to create a ‘US Office of Remigration’
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Nordic governments are boosting defense spending, reassessing security and pushing the concept of total defense – mobilizing the whole of society to defend against military and non-military threats
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A brain dead woman is being kept on the machines to gestate fetus. It was inevitable.
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Thanks to US Department of Government Efficiency, Gumroad’s founder had a second job with the Department of Veterans Affairs
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A US judge refuses to toss states' lawsuit against Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency
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Two stories from a USAID career
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Fumbling in the dark: The winding tale of A.A.R.P. v. US President Donald Trump
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 26
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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A Texas bill to block abortion pills has died for now
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According to online poll, calls for genocide have migrated from the margins to the mainstream in Israel
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Alabama worker says Immigration and Customs Enforcement dragged him from job despite being US citizen: ‘Color of our skin has become a crime’
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Interview with Marc Andreessen on Silicon Valley and US politics
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EU is proposing far-reaching data retention laws and is asking for feedback
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The choice of Freddy Lim, founder and lead singer of metal band Chthonic, for ambassador to Finland by Lai Ching-te of Taiwan appears apt – Finland has the most metal bands per capita
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 19
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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"I voted for Donald Trump" — Now my industry's down 23% and collapsing fast: freight CEO faces Donald Trump induced consequences
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Golden dome and US missile defence - what is it, can it work, and the economics of missile defence
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'It's like a war zone': what happened when Portland decriminalized fentanyl
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US judges weigh taking control of their own security under threats
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Vladimir Putin isn't stringing Donald Trump along. Trump is stringing us along.
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As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence
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US President Donald Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies
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Harvard sues Donald Trump administration over move to bar international students
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My family's daily struggle to find food in Gaza
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Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040
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Kim Jong Un watches as North Korea's newest warship falls off dry dock
11 votes